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Today we're talking about verb patterns.

Yes, we're looking at what happens when we use two verbs together in English.

We'll be looking at four patterns on There's a quiz at the end of the program.

So listen carefully.

So on with the show, our first pattern is verb plus JJ.

Errand adjourned is the i N g.

Form off verb words like seeing, complaining and giving our all Germans.

And here's Catherine.

Hello.

Hello?

Oh, yeah.

To give us some examples off the pattern verb plus Jared.

Katherine.

I really enjoyed seeing Rachel again last night.

Jackie kept complaining.

So I went home.

Would you mind giving me a lift to the station?

Thanks, Catherine.

So we heard the verb enjoy.

Plus the gerund seeing we had keep plus complaining and the verb mind plus the gerund.

Giving good.

Enjoy seeing.

Keep complaining.

Mind giving.

Other verbs that could be followed by Jared's include finish practice suggest on dhe recommend suggest.

So I can say I suggest keeping a list of verbs that take Jared's very good good example.

Thank you know for this second pattern verb plus infinitive on infinitive is the word to plus a base verb, for example to see to drive to study some examples, please.

Katherine, I really want to see the football tonight.

My brother is learning to drive Marios, hoping to study medicine so that want to see learning to drive, hoping to study.

Other verbs in this group are agree.

Decide, choose and learn Now for the third pattern.

These verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive without changing the meaning.

Some examples, please.

Katherine.

I've started learning Arabic on my boyfriend.

Started to learn French.

So started learning and started to learn.

Have more or less the same meaning.

Now another example.

Please.

Snow will continue to fall in the mountains on temperatures will continue falling throughout the night.

Her so continue to fall on dhe.

Continue falling.

Have the same meaning.

Okay, time for patent.

For yes, On this one's a bit tricky.

With some verbs.

You can use either a gerund or an infinitive afterwards.

But Andi, it's a big but yes, the meaning changes from JJ errand to infinitive.

So if I say I stopped drinking coffee last week.

Well, I probably wouldn't believe you.

Yes, well, this means I drank coffee regularly in the past, but last week I decided to give up coffee.

I completely stopped.

And now I never drink coffee.

But if I say on my way home yesterday, I stopped toe.

Have a cup of coffee.

This means that yesterday you interrupted your journey and you went into a cafe for a cup of coffee.

So very different meanings.

Yes.

Here's an example.

With the verb.

Remember, we remembered closing the door.

We remembered to close the door.

Okay.

In the 1st 1 we formed a picture in our mind off us closing the door.

The second example means we didn't forget to close the door to BBC Learning english dot com.

And it's time for a quiz question one, which is correct.

A.

They decided taking the train.

We'll be They decided to take the train.

Okay, so this is B.

They decided to take the train after decide we need the infinitive.

Yes.

Number two a Catherine hates cooking in the evening.

Be Katherine hates to cook in the evening on.

That's a trick question.

there.

Actually.

Both correct.

Because after hate, you can use either a gerund or an infinitive.

Yes, you can.

Finally number three.

Is it a Do you want to go for a coffee or B?

Do you want going for a coffee?

Now this one is a Do you want to go for a coffee?

Because after want you need the infinitive.

But Alice Yes.

You said you'd stopped drinking coffee.

Oh, yes, I did.

I got you there.

You did.

Never mind.

Thanks for listening.

And don't forget there's more about this on our website at BBC Learning english dot com Join us again for more six minute grammar by for coffee.

Maybe later.

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